Here is my appearance on Petros and Money, where I did not hold back on USC football. My segment begins at the 34-minute mark. Listen here. And here is a quote from TCU coach Gary Patterson, who plays Texas this week and watched the films of USC playing the Longhorns. “(It) looked like to me (like Texas) physically beat them,” Patterson said. How far has … Continue reading Morning Buzz: A Memorable Radio Appearance And Unmemorable USC Physical Performance

I hear USC’s sold about 30,000 tickets for Friday night’s game with Washington State. Maybe that’s why it has some specials to sell more tickets like below. Continue reading USC Ticket Count

I will be a guest on the Petros and Money show (AM-570) around 2:45 p.m. today. Continue reading Radio, Radio

Clay Helton used profanity during a post-practice speech Monday apparently because of the loss to Texas and maybe because tailback Aca’Cedric Ware said practices were “slow” and “lazy” the previous two weeks. “The one thing that I’ve learned in 24 years of coaching is your kids are going to react how you react,” Helton said. But during his radio show Tuesday, Petros Papadakis said it … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Should Clay Helton Change His Demeanor?

Why has USC been unable to intercept a pass in three games? Here is a big reason: Clancy Pendergast only plays man-to-man coverage in the secondary. It’s pretty hard to get interceptions when you never play zone. The corners and safeties are running around chasing receivers the whole game and there are never adjustments, which makes it easier for the offenses to find weak spots. Continue reading Why USC Has No Interceptions?

QUARTERBACK It’s not fair to JT Daniels that the coaches had him throw so much. He made some nice passes but . . . he throws too much off his back foot. He could easily have had 2-3 more interceptions. And here’s another thing: It’s starting to look like part of the problem with getting passes to Michael Pittman and Tyler Vaughns might be from … Continue reading USC-Texas Report Card